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- German:
- Pfaffenbrief
- Date:
- October 1370
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Priestsā Charter
Swiss treaty
Also known as: Pastorsā Ordinance, Pfaffenbrief
Priestsā Charter, (October 1370), treaty that unified the legal system in all the Swiss cantons, particularly highlighting two features: safety on the highways for traders and nonintervention by foreign priests. Bruno Brun, a provost wanting to escape punishment, was the catalyst for an amendment in the ZĆ¼rich constitution, which ruled against the foreign clergy exercising jurisdiction while in Switzerland. The Priestsā Charter contained the first mention of āConfederationā (Eidgenossenschaft) and provided for a voting system based on majority rather than unanimity.
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